Thompson, Darlene wrote:
So, who makes that judgment call of who actually represents individual end users and who "think they represent the interests of end users"? Indeed. If you went to the the existing members of the NCUC and asked "whose interests do you represent", most -- even unaccountable foundations -- will have no problem listing some broad public constituencies. Civil society can be funny that way.
I think that we should be encouraging participation by the appropriate groups and nothing that has been said here has changed my mind that this is actually happening.
Agreed. This whole org-of-orgs thing is IMO a useless distraction. We should always err on the side of greater inclusivity, and support whatever mechanisms bring it. And rather than complain about what the staff has not done in the past, let's concentrate on what it should be doing now. If we ask for something and it isn't delivered, that's a cause of concern. But I don't expect ICANN staff to be mind-readers, and nobody is served by setting things up to fail. - Evan